New study shows optimised nutrient use supports sustainable agriculture and strengthens biological control BEIJING, ...

Abstract: Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a widely cultivated leafy green, often grown in high tunnels in the Midwestern United States. While high tunnels can extend the production season and increase ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 13, 2012) There’s a new tool in the fight against aphids. Research published in the journal Horticultural Science discovered that reducing the amount of ultra-violet (UV) ...

Using other insects to control pests like greenfly has been a massive success story for farming, reducing the use of chemical pesticides. But new research from Harper Adams University suggests the ...

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 89, No. 1 (JANUARY 2016), pp. 85-91 (7 pages) Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are pests of a vast array of crops globally, contributing to significant ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

Turning loose a non-native wasp to sting and kill an aphid that feasts on wheat and barley in the Western U.S. has received an environmental endorsement from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The list of enemies is made, and now Purdue University researchers must find the most lethal one by returning to the target's native home in the Orient. The object of this ...

The 50 shades of green in spring gardens trigger a biological chain reaction. It begins with the flush of new vegetative growth, which plants produce as the weather warms. The succulent shoots attract ...

Aphids are sentinels of climate change, researchers have shown. One of the UK's most damaging aphids -- the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) -- has been found to be flying two weeks earlier for ...